13 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The world it is a changin’ Hitherto Taxi/Hackney drivers were the only people who could collect passengers from public places. This wasn’t just for licensing reasons, it was also for practical reasons, as a potential passenger would have now way of knowing that a driver wished to... Read More
11 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour T.D. Michael McCarthy has welcomed an announcement that funding of over €300,000 for the non-Gaeltacht islands will be provided for the period from mid-May to the end of 2015. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has reached agreement with Comhar na nOileán Teo who... Read More
5 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport Committee, Deirdre Clune, has said that we should harness the potential of drones, but look to regulate some of their negative uses. Speaking in advance of a debate in the European Parliament on drone technology, Deirdre... Read More
5 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What does ‘taken in charge’ mean? If you live in a housing estate in Ireland, built by a private developer, you might not realise that the developer or builder is responsible for maintaining footpaths and roads even after they have left the site. In reality, in recent... Read More
5 May 2015, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It’s been 100 years since the Lusitania sank off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland President to visit Cobh President of Ireland Michael D Higgins will lead a commemoration event in Cobh, Co Cork on Thursday, 7th May to mark the centenary. The event,... Read More
1 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork North Central, Colm Burke has welcomed the news that the national Live Register (which records the number of people claiming unemployment payments) has fallen for the 34th consecutive month and that in Cork the numbers of people signing on has dropped by... Read More
1 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour: what does the name mean to you? The island that houses the Headquarters of the Irish Naval Service? The island which used to house Irish Steel? The island which contains a slag heap of carcinogenic material? Depending on who you ask you... Read More
29 April 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork North Central, Colm Burke has said that “the Government’s Spring Economic Statement shows a real vision to spread the recovery to all corners of Ireland, including Cork.” “The economic recovery is gaining momentum and the Government has a plan to spread its benefits... Read More
28 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rankings for the prestigious European Green Capital for 2017 have just been announced and in Cork’s very first time bidding to be Europe’s Green Capital, the city ranked 7th above cities such as Porto, Istanbul and Cascais. The application was made by Cork City Council supported by... Read More
28 April 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance Cllr Mick Barry this morning said that the Government’s Spring Statement would paint a rosy picture of economic recovery but that facts presented to last night’s meeting of Cork City Council showed that recovery is not touching the lives of hundreds of thousands of ordinary... Read More
27 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP and member of the European Parliaments Tourism Taskforce Deirdre Clune has appealed to bus unions to call off their planned strike action beginning on the May Bank holiday weekend. MEP Clune has said the planned strike will hurt our fragile tourist industry which is... Read More
27 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance Cork City Cllr Mick Barry said this morning that wages for Ministers, TDs and Senators should be frozen after news broke that proposals are to be brought to Cabinet this week allowing for pay increases for politicians in next years Budget. Interviewed in this... Read More
